The Shelbyville News
August 19, 2003
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Dorothy Marie Allen, 73, of Shelbyville, died Sunday Aug. 17, 2003, Franklin.
Born Sept. 25, 1929, in Shelbyville, d/o LeRoy and Thelma
Faye (Engle) Aldridge.
Married George Allen on March 10, 1946, and he
survives.
Other survivors include her mother of Shelbyville; five sons, Robert Wayne Allen
of Greenfield, Joseph LeRoy Allen of Edinburgh, Barney Neil Allen
of
Indianapolis, John David Allen of Marietta, and William Allen
of Fairland; one
daughter, Diane Bogue of Waldron; three brothers, Laurel Aldridge
of
Wiesbaden, Germany, Raye Aldridge of Shelbyville, and
Henry Aldridge of
Indianapolis; two sisters, Kaye Goodwin of Greenfield and
Ida Cox of St. Paul;
16 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Preceded in death by her father and one daughter, Laura Allen.
Employed by General Electric Co. for several years and was a
homemaker.
Member of First Baptist Church, serving as a deaconess.
Murphy-Parks Funeral Home, 703
S. Harrison St., and from noon until time for the service Tuesday.
First Baptist Church, 27 W.
Broadway St., with the Rev. Dan McCollough officiating.
Burial: Miller Cemetery.
Donations may be made to First Baptist Church, 27 W. Broadway St.,
Shelbyville, IN 46176, or Alzheimer’s Assoc.
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
Wednesday, March 13, 2002
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Evelyn Marie Allen, 88, died Monday, Feb. 18, at her home in El Paso,
Texas.
Born Sept. 24, 1913 in Shelbyville, d/o George and
Carrie Wilson.
Survivors: 1 son, Wilson Allen of Indianapolis; 1 daughter
Donna Kaylor of El Paso; 1 sister, Joan Chaffee of Shelbyville.
Preceded in death by one sister, Edna Osborne.
Member
of First Christian Church in Shelbyville.
Worked at the Shelbyville-Shelby County Public Library and the I. U. School of Dentistry as a librarian.
Memorial service in Shelbyville.
Day Funeral Home in El Paso.
Contributions: I. U. School of Dentistry.
Contributed by Nancy
Vance Glover
Summarized by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville News
January 26, 1980
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Private graveside services were held Friday afternoon
at the Rest Haven Cemetery in Edinurgh for Ryan Allen, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Allen, R.R.
1, Edinburgh. The infant was stillborn Friday.
Surviving besides the parents are the grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Winn, R.R. 1, Edinburgh, and Mr. and Mrs. George Allen.
Officiating at the services was the Rev. Hugh Owen.
Arrangements were handled by the Eskew Funeral Home in Edinburgh.
Copied by Phyllis Miller Fleming
The Shelbyville Republican
Tuesday July 9, 1935
Page 1 column 2
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DODD FUNERAL SERVICE
IS HELD AT FRANKLIN
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Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Franklin for
Mrs. Margaret
Allen, 24, [born July 7, 1911] daughter of [William] &
Mrs. Lydia
(Basey) Dodd, of Fairland, who died at the City Hospital in Indianapolis
Sunday morning at 7:30 o’clock.
Mrs. Allen was a former resident of Shelby county.
Survivors besides the
husband, Walter Allen, who is in the United States Navy, and the mother
are four sisters, Mrs. Pearl Perry of Shelbyville; Mrs. Sarah Ward
of Memphis, Tennessee, and Mrs. Helen Burns and Mrs. Mabel Jones of
Franklin. A brother, William Dodd, also survives.
[Buried Greenlawn Cemetery, Johnson county]
Contributed by Barb Huff
A Shelby County Newspaper
July 7, 1853
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Miss Martha Allen aged about 19 years, daughter
of Mr. Allen, Johnson County, was found dead on the 4th inst. in Sugar Creek. Death by accidental drowning.
Copied by Sherry Ryan Badgley; abstracted by Maurice Holmes, in his book Shelby
County, Indiana, Newspaper Excerpts 1853 - 1859
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